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7:10 PM ET, August 12, 2007

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The New Republic:
VIVA HUCKABEE!:  —  Here's when I realized Mike Huckabee might be on the verge of something: Shortly after 1 o'clock, Laura Ingraham, our intrepid emcee, introduced each of the straw poll candidates.  Because Romney was speaking immediately after the introductions, and because he'd clearly bused …
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Booman Tribune:
Noam Scheiber on Reporters and Huckabee  —  You may not have heard of Mike Huckabee, but he is running for president of the United States of America.  Huckabee served as the Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.  He's a social conservative that served as chairman of the National Governors' Association …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hidden Earmarks A Hallmark Of The 110th  —  When Democrats campaigned in the 2006 midterm elections, they promised to reform the pork-barrel practices of previous Congresses once they took control.  They have certainly changed the process, but not in the manner they promised.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Deacon / Power Line:   PORK AND FAKE GEOGRAPHY, A DEMOCRAT MENU
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Select Hospitals Reap a Windfall Under Child Bill
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Etgar Lefkovits / Jerusalem Post:
Video: Footage of terrorist killed in Old City released  —  A copy of CCTV footage from the scene of Friday's shooting in Jerusalem's Old City shows the Israeli Arab assailant snatching the pistol of an Israeli security guard and shooting him repeatedly at close range.  —  Double click below to watch video
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Ynetnews:
Surveillance video of J'lem shooting
Discussion: Solomonia and Israel Matzav
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The truth behind the Pollack-O'Hanlon trip to Iraq  —  Last Wednesday, I interviewed Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution regarding the trip he recently took to Iraq and the highly publicized Op-Ed in the New York Times about his trip, co-written with his Brookings colleague, Ken Pollack.
Steve Benen / Talking Points Memo:
The LAT had an interesting item today, speculating about whether presidential candidate Fred Thompson will follow Senate candidate Thompson's style, and campaign in his favorite prop. … As the piece explained, Thompson hopped in an old red pickup and won voters over with his folksy charm, accentuated by the prop.
Discussion: Eschaton
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Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
Thompson's red truck parked, for now
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FISA CONFUSION REVISITED....A quick note to make clear what (I think) my main source of confusion about the new FISA law has been.  —  Originally, FISA allowed warrantless wiretapping of any communication between two foreigners.  It also allowed warrantless surveillance of "foreign powers" …
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
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Robert Novak / Chicago Sun Times:
Dem insiders say national polls putting Hillary ahead meaningless  —  Democratic insiders who are not neutral in the presidential race do not take seriously the USA Today/Gallup poll of Democratic voters showing Sen. Hillary Clinton 23 percentage points ahead of Sen. Barack Obama.
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Marcella Bombardieri / Boston Globe:
Tough talk drives Clinton effort
Discussion: Firedoglake
Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
Iraqi Sunni claims 'genocide campaign'  —  BAGHDAD - Iraq's most senior Sunni politician issued a desperate appeal Sunday for Arab nations to help stop what he called an "unprecedented genocide campaign" by Shiite militias armed, trained and controlled by Iran.
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Richard Engel / Los Angeles Times:
Wars within wars in Iraq
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OBJECTIVITY....Mark Kleiman comments on the convention of objectivity in the reporting of straight news: … In theory, everyone agrees with this.  The problem is, I haven't yet come across a single person who's proposed a workable solution.  Who gets to decide whether an issue is still debatable?
Discussion: Grasping Reality …
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Mark Kleiman / The RBC:   "Objectivity" in political reporting
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Fred, Fred, Fred: Thompson's Challenge Has a Name  —  In the swampy soup of hopefuls for the 2008 presidential election, there is a man with a funny name.  (No, not that one.)  —  We're thinking of the one named Fred (Thompson).  —  Say it out loud.  Do it.  Fred.  Fred.  In the South, Fray-ud.
Paul Tait / Reuters:
INTERVIEW-Economic policy mistakes hurt Iraq-US official  —  Source: Reuters  —  Years of economic policy mistakes after the fall of Saddam Hussein left unemployed young Iraqis easy targets for recruitment by al Qaeda and other insurgents, a U.S. Defense Department official said on Sunday.
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
MTP: Markos Discusses the Emergence of the Netroots Movement  —  DailyKos Founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga explains to guest host David Gregory on Meet The Press why the netroots movement signals the end of "business as usual" politicking for the Democratic party.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TalkLeft
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
US doles out millions for street cameras  —  Local efforts raise privacy alarms  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is funneling millions of dollars to local governments nationwide for purchasing high-tech video camera networks, accelerating the rise of a "surveillance society" …
P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters.org:
Leering Chris Matthews Asks Female CNBC Anchor to Move in Closer to Camera  —  Apparently Hardball host Chris Matthews has a bit of a problem keeping his lust in check on the air.  On Friday evening's Hardball, Matthews was interviewing CNBC's Street Signs anchor, Erin Burnett …
Bill O'Reilly / Boston Herald:
'Bourne' flick is ultimately un-American  —  When "The Simpsons Movie" turns out to be more realistic than "The Bourne Ultimatum," you know something is up.  Nevertheless, the thriller is a big hit, proving once again that film audiences now want live-action cartoons rather than crisp …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Robert J. Samuelson / Newsweek:
Greenhouse Simplicities  —  We in the news business often enlist in moral crusades.  Global warming is among the latest.  Unfortunately, self-righteous indignation can undermine good journalism.  Last week's NEWSWEEK cover story on global warming is a sobering reminder.
 
 
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Gateway Pundit:
Massive Hizb ut-Tahrir Caliphate Conference Opens in Jakarta- 100,000 Expected
Associated Press:
Italy probe unearths huge Iraq arms deal
Discussion: The Newshoggers and Redstate
Rebecca Boyle / Greeley Tribune:
The tax man is coming, and Weld County may be reaping the rewards
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Love Shack Security Planning, Inc.
Discussion: Sisyphus Shrugged
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FRIDAY'S LIQUIDITY EVENT....On Friday, as part of an effort …
Evan Thomas / Newsweek:
Gitmo: Should Doctors Force-Feed Prisoners?
Discussion: TalkLeft
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Back Home, More Frustration  —  BRUNSWICK, Maine The woman …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
Rift in AK Parti over Gül?
Discussion: TODAY'S ZAMAN
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Los Angeles Times:
Double whammy for Republicans
Bob Thomas / Associated Press:
Merv Griffin Dies at Age 82
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Obama Judges a Judge
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
The army is refusing to order him to speak to us
David Streitfeld / Los Angeles Times:
Foreclosures may spur price drops
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
Dore Gold / Opinion Journal:
The Dangers of 'Peace' Making
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Warm-mongers and cheeseburger imperialists
Charles Levinson / Telegraph:
Hizbollah buys frontier land to attack Israel
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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